CREDENTIAL_MANAGEMENT

Category: 03. Automation & Workflow
Section: Phase 2: Technical Blueprint

9. CREDENTIAL_MANAGEMENT.md

Purpose: To securely manage API keys, webhooks, and credentials for the automation.

Act as a security-conscious automation engineer.
Using the Workflow Schema and API Integration document below, create a Credential Management document for this automation hackathon project.

WORKFLOW_SCHEMA: [PASTE WORKFLOW_SCHEMA]
API_INTEGRATION: [PASTE API_INTEGRATION]

Provide:
1. List of all credentials required (API keys, tokens, webhook URLs)
2. Where each credential is stored (Platform vault, .env file, Environment variables)
3. How to securely share credentials with team members
4. How to rotate credentials if compromised
5. What NEVER to commit to GitHub
6. How to use n8n/Make credential vaults properly
7. Fallback if a credential expires during the demo
8. A pre-submission credential checklist

Keep the credential management simple but secure enough for a hackathon.
Explain concepts in beginner-friendly language.